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Case study: Mastering Market Analysis 


How Leonardo leverages Defence Insight to analyse niche sectors

company

Leonardo UK

industry

Aerospace, Defence and Security

headquarters

United Kingdom

At a glance


Challenge

Efficiently locating and understanding competitors in highly specialised areas.

Solution

Detailed product information and insightful market segmentation to meet Leonardo's specific requirements.

Requirements

Detailed product specifications and market segmentation to conduct thorough assessments and campaign planning.

Outcome

Defence Insight provides Leonardo with comprehensive market insights, aiding strategic decision-making and enhancing their competitive intelligence.

"‘Our subsidiaries have got quite a niche capability with regards to test equipment. So we needed to find who operates in that environment and wanted to find out who the competitors were."

Author
Paul Hubbard
Head of Studies and Research for Leonardo UK

"Because it’s quite niche, rather than just doing an open Google search, we felt it was quicker, better, and could be easier to do a Shephard Defence Insight search." 

Author
Paul Hubbard
Head of Studies and Research for Leonardo UK

The challenge

How do you accurately forecast a complex market?

Leonardo UK's diverse portfolio spans multiple defence sectors, necessitating a detailed analysis of niche market segments.

The challenge was to access specialised information efficiently, particularly in areas such as advanced helicopter subsystems.

Enter Defence Insight, a comprehensive database that offered Leonardo a single source for detailed, multi-faceted market analysis, from broad product categories down to specific subsystems.

This tool enabled Leonardo to refine their market forecasts and competitor analyses, focusing on the subtleties of each sector. 

By leveraging Defence Insight's granular data, Leonardo could make more informed strategic decisions, thus maintaining their edge in the highly competitive defence industry.

The process

Harnessing Defence Insight for subsystem analysis


Niche market focus:

Leonardo leverages Defence Insight to gain insights into specific, niche areas of the defence electronics market, such as EW systems, sensor payload and radar equipment.

Comprehensive analysis:

Combining Defence Insights equipment, product and competitor data with the Programme Index allows Leonardo's analysts to conduct thorough market and competitor intelligence.

Competitor and product data:

Defence Insight provides detailed information on competitors and their products, including specifications and market positioning. This level of detail is essential for Leonardo's product analysis and campaign planning.

Efficient data exports:

The feature of downloading segmented data from Defence Insight is particularly beneficial, allowing the information to be imported into various internal systems.

The outcome

The results were invaluable

Leveraging Defence Insight, Leonardo UK achieved a significant competitive edge in the defence electronics market.

By integrating segmented data on competitors, products, and niche market segments, Leonardo could maintain up-to-date market awareness, reinforcing their positioning in highly specialised areas, and leading to more informed and effective business strategies.

“When we download an extract from Defence Insight, it gives you a split as far as competitors, programmes, suppliers. That's useful, because it pulls together a wide range of insight. Rather than just specifically looking at a segment, you can also look at the suppliers, competitors, what platforms they're on - those are details we're looking for."

Author
Paul Hubbard
Head of Studies and Research for Leonardo UK

“Defence Insight definitely gives us insight that we don't have in some of our other tools. The otyher subscriptions we have cover their areas but Shephard covers the equipment and the products in more detail.”

Author
Paul Hubbard
Head of Studies and Research for Leonardo UK

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